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New Zealand Projects Sundance Bound
Saturday, 11 December 2021, 7:22 am | New Zealand Film Commission
Two New Zealand projects, short film Breathe and augmented reality installation ATUA , will be viewed for the first time at next year’s Sundance Film Festival. Funded through Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga’s New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Catalyst ... More >>
Government's Commitment To Film & TV Industry Welcomed
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission, has welcomed the government’s continued commitment to the film and television industry. The Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, Carmel Sepuloni and Minister of Economic ... More >>
NZFC Supported Productions Make The Finals Of The New Zealand Television Awards
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 5:45 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
Macey Chipping (playing Issie Brown) and Blaze the horse in Mystic. Nine productions which have received support from Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) have made the finals of the New Zealand Television Awards. All three finalists ... More >>
Government Announces Delta Support For Screen And Wider Arts & Culture Sectors
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 10:31 am | New Zealand Film Commission
Te Tumu Whakaata New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) welcomes the $37.5 million in Delta support for the arts and culture sector announced today by Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (MCH), Hon. Carmel Sepuloni. As part of the support package, ... More >>
Jane Campion's The Power Of The Dog Adds Telluride Film Festival To Festival Run
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 6:59 am | New Zealand Film Commission
Acclaimed New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog will have its world premiere in Venice on Thursday and has just been announced to premiere at Telluride Film Festival which runs 2 to 6 September. The much-anticipated film ... More >>
New Zealand Actor Dimitrius Schuster-Kolomatangi, Rising Star at Toronto International Film Fesitval 2021
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 10:54 am | New Zealand Film Commission
Up and coming Aotearoa New Zealand actor, Dimitrius Schuster-Kolomatangi, was named today as a TIFF Rising Star at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Schuster-Kolomatangi stars as Will ‘Ilolahia in New Zealand mini-series The Panthers ... More >>
It’s Business As Usual Says Film Commission CEO
Friday, 13 August 2021, 9:13 am | New Zealand Film Commission
Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) CEO David Strong said New Zealand’s international reputation continues to attract global interest, following this morning’s announcement that Amazon Studio’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ ... More >>
Premium Development Funding Announced For 19 Screen Projects
Friday, 2 July 2021, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
19 screen projects have been offered a total of $1.5 million of development funding in the first round of Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi – The Premium Development Fund. The successful projects represent a broad array of ideas with the potential to engage ... More >>
Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission Names New CEO
Monday, 14 June 2021, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Strong as its new CEO. He replaces Annabelle Sheehan, who stepped down from the role in May to return to Australia after three and a half years in the role. ... More >>
Poppy In Cinemas From 27 May
Monday, 17 May 2021, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
New Zealand feature film Poppy will release in cinemas across the country at the end of the month. Lead actors Libby Hunsdale - featured on recent Sunday programme with Miriama Kamo - and Ari Boyland who returned from Australia to play his role, ... More >>
New Wave Of New Zealand Filmmakers Receive International Recognition
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
Six New Zealand screenwriters have had their scripts selected as part of the Black List New Zealand Project (BLNZP), a partnership between internationally acclaimed the Black List and the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC). The six writers ... More >>
Aotearoa's Stories Destined For Global Screens
Friday, 7 May 2021, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
Five successful screen projects have been selected in the first round of the $50 million Te Puna Kairangi Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund. Te Puna Kairangi Premium Fund supports the Aotearoa New Zealand production ... More >>
The Justice Of Bunny King To Have World Premiere At Tribeca
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 10:53 am | New Zealand Film Commission
Gaysorn Thavat’s debut feature, The Justice of Bunny King , will have its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in the Viewpoints section where it will compete for the Nora Ephron Award for Best Female Filmmaker, and for the Best ... More >>
Cousins Hits $1 Million Dollar Box Office
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 11:45 am | New Zealand Film Commission
Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith’s debut feature Cousins , has taken over $1M dollars at the New Zealand box office and, after three weeks in release at New Zealand cinemas, continues to play strongly around the country remaining on 124 screens ... More >>
2021 Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award Recipients Announced
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
Two-time Academy Award nominee Ra Vincent ( Jojo Rabbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ) is this year’s recipient of Te Tumu Whakaata New Zealand Film Commission’s Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award announced at the Māoriland Film Festival ... More >>
New Zealand Film Commission CEO To Depart NZFC
Thursday, 18 March 2021, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
Te Tuma Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Chair, Dame Kerry Prendergast, announced today that CEO Annabelle Sheehan would step away from the role, after three years leading the agency, and return to Australia. Making the announcement after ... More >>
WarnerMedia Acquires New Zealand Film There Is No I In Threesome As HBO Max Original
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
HBO Max debuted the trailer and key art today for the new Max Original documentary There is No I in Threesome. The film begins streaming in the US ahead of Valentine’s Day on 11 February and will have its world premiere this weekend at the WarnerMedia ... More >>
Black List And New Zealand Film Commission Announce Partnership
Tuesday, 19 January 2021, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
The Black List and the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are excited to announce the joint creation of a new fund and script development workshop, the Black List New Zealand Project (BLNZP). This is a one-off fund, designed to foster ... More >>
Vale Bill Gosden
Monday, 9 November 2020, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Film Commission
Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is mourning the loss of an industry stalwart, long-time New Zealand International Film Festival director, Bill Gosden, and pleased to confirm on behalf of his whānau that Bill’s memorial ... More >>
International Premiere For This Town At Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 9:30 am | New Zealand Film Commission
This Town will have its international premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, one of Northern Europe’s largest film festivals. The film will screen In Competition in the ‘Rebels with a Cause’ section which features films from ... More >>
